Economy[edit]

GSDP at Constant Prices (2004–05 base)[67]

figures in crores Indian rupee

Year GSDP

2004–05 8,904

2005–06 9,482

2006–07 10,202

2007–08 10,988

2008–09 11,596

2009–10 12,248

2010–11 12,947

Tripura's gross state domestic product for 2010–11 was ₹129.47 billion (US$1.8 billion) at constant
price (2004–05),[67] recording 5.71 per cent growth over the previous year. In the same period, the
GDP of India was ₹48,778.42 billion (US$680 billion), with a growth rate of 8.55 per cent.[67] Annual
per capita income at current price of the state was ₹38,493 (US$540), compared to the national per
capita income ₹44,345 (US$620).[68] In 2009, the tertiary sector of the economy (service industries)
was the largest contributor to the gross domestic product of the state, contributing 53.98 per cent of
the state's economy compared to 23.07 per cent from the primary sector (agriculture, forestry,
mining) and 22.95 per cent from the secondary sector (industrial and manufacturing).[68] According to
the Economic Census of 2005, after agriculture, the maximum number of workers were engaged in
retail trade (28.21 per cent of total non-agricultural workforce), followed by manufacturing (18.60 per
cent), public administration (14.54 per cent), and education (14.40 per cent).[69]
Tripura is an agrarian state with more than half of the population dependent on agriculture and allied
activities.[70] However, due to hilly terrain and forest cover, only 27 per cent of the land is available for
cultivation.[70] Rice, the major crop of the state, is cultivated in 91 per cent of the cropped
area.[70] According to the Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Government of Tripura, in 2009–10,
potato, sugarcane, mesta, pulses and jute were the other major crops cultivated in the
state.[71] Jackfruit and pineapple top the list of horticultural products.[71] Traditionally, most of the
indigenous population practised jhum method (a type of slash-and-burn) of cultivation. The number
of people dependent on jhum has declined over the years.[72]:37–9